Hawaii Property Management
Practice Questions & Answers (2026)
Property management questions on the Hawaii exam cover both the practical aspects of managing rental properties and the landlord-tenant law specific to Hawaii. The Hawaii Real Estate Branch tests security deposit limits, required notice periods for entry and termination, habitability standards, and the property manager's fiduciary duties. Hawaii's landlord-tenant law has specific provisions — including notice requirements and tenant protections — that differ from what national study materials cover. These questions often involve scenarios where a property manager must navigate competing obligations to the owner-client and the tenant.
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Q1. In Hawaii, a property manager who manages properties for others and receives compensation must hold a:
Explanation
In Hawaii, managing property for others for compensation is a real estate activity requiring a minimum of a real estate salesperson's license. Property managers must be licensed under a principal broker.
Q2. A Hawaii property manager collects security deposits. Under Hawaii law, security deposits must be:
Explanation
Hawaii law requires security deposits to be held in a separate trust account and prohibits commingling with the property manager's or owner's personal or operating funds.
Q3. Under Hawaii's Residential Landlord-Tenant Code (HRS Chapter 521), the maximum security deposit a landlord may charge is:
Explanation
Hawaii's Residential Landlord-Tenant Code (HRS §521-44) limits the security deposit to one month's rent for unfurnished units and does not permit more than one month's rent for most residential rentals.
Q4. Under Hawaii's Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, within how many days after a tenant vacates must a landlord return the security deposit or provide a written itemization of deductions?
Explanation
Hawaii law (HRS §521-44) requires the landlord to return the security deposit or provide a written itemized statement of deductions within 14 days after the tenant vacates and returns possession.
Q5. A management agreement between a property owner and a property management company is a type of:
Explanation
A property management agreement is a type of agency contract in which the property owner (principal) employs the property manager (agent) to manage the property on their behalf.
Q6. The document that governs the relationship between a Hawaii condominium owner and the condominium association is primarily the:
Explanation
The Declaration of Condominium Property Regime and the association's bylaws govern the relationship between unit owners and the condominium association, including each owner's rights and obligations.
Q7. In Hawaii, a property manager's primary fiduciary duty is owed to:
Explanation
The property manager acts as an agent for the property owner and owes fiduciary duties—including loyalty, confidentiality, disclosure, obedience, and accounting—to the owner as the principal.
Q8. Gross leases differ from net leases in that with a gross lease:
Explanation
In a gross (full-service) lease, the landlord pays operating expenses (taxes, insurance, maintenance, utilities). In net leases, the tenant pays some or all of these expenses in addition to base rent.
Q9. A Hawaii commercial tenant pays base rent plus a percentage of their monthly sales. This lease structure is known as a:
Explanation
A percentage lease requires the tenant to pay a base rent plus a percentage of their gross sales above a specified breakpoint. It is common in retail settings.
Q10. Under Hawaii law, a landlord must provide a tenant with at least how many days' written notice before entering the dwelling for non-emergency repairs?
Explanation
Hawaii's Residential Landlord-Tenant Code requires landlords to provide at least 24 hours' notice before entering a rental unit for non-emergency reasons such as repairs or inspections.
Q11. A Hawaii property manager who collects rents must deposit those funds into a:
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